Tire-holder.



N. P. ssonom,

m2 110mm. 7 APPLICATION FILED 0013, 1910.

Patented Nov. 21

[To al Zwho'r n-it-maycoacdvz: 1 I I Be it known that I, NILs P.SJOHOLM, a

1 ms tracifiom or s'r. LOUIS, Missouri.

citizen of. the United States, residing at .St.

Lo' iliS, Missouri, have invented a certain new 5 and useful Improvement in Tire-Holders,

of which the 0 lowing is a full, clear,'and

exactde'scription,- such as will enable others skilled in theart to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention. relates-to tire-holders or tire locks such as used on automobiles for holding1 an. lauxilia pneumatic tire. 'One of .t

to tlie body of the automobile, thereby: eliminating the use of a large number of fastening devices for retaining it in position and also preventing defacement or marring of the bod of theautomobile. P

I Anot er object is to provide a-tire-holder that does not comprise strapsfland which'is ing .or leaving-that en 40 arranged.

so designedthat a-tire can beremoved therefrom or placed in position quickly and easily.

thefhand of the operator'will notstrike against same when he grasps the controlling. levers adjacent to which the tire-holders are usually arran ed.

Another object istoprovide a tire-holder which is so designed that it. will not interrson from enter-- ferewith or prevent a of the front seat of the. automobile at which ;the tire-holder I object is to provide a tire-holder which is so designedthat the tire-engaging members can be removed easily or turned into such a position that objects will not be Another apt to catch onto same when the holder is .--on.same to prevent an unauthorized person not .inzusep And still another object is to provide a-holderthat presents a neat and" ornamental appearance and whichis so designed that a'key-controlled lock can be used 'from removing thetire.

Otherobjects and desirable features of my invention will be hereinafter pointed out.

Figure -1 ofthe drawings is a perspective l-view of an automobile provided with a tire- 'rran-jnonpnn.

' Specification 0': Letters Patent. Application ma as 3,1910. Serial 1o. saaoos.

tire-holder eobjects 0 myinvention. toprovide a. tire-holder thateis mounted rectly on the running board of the automo-" bile and whichi's not attached in any way" jects object isto provides; tire-holder Y which can be adjusted to accommodateadifferent-sized tires "and also adj ustedlaterally orawa'y' from the body of; the automobile 1 so as to hold the tire in such a position that holder constructedin: accordance with my invention; Fi 2 is a topplan view of said and 6 are side'elevational views of sl1g modified forms of "my invention.

I-have. herein shown my Patented ov. 21, 1911. V

1g. 3 is a side 'elevationahview f of same; Fig. 4' is an end view; and Figs. 5'

mventlon embodied in a double tiresholde r' but it will: of

course, be" understood that a' singlejt1reholderis constructed in practically the same manner, the only difierence being the shape I of the tireengaging-members. j j j Referring toFigs. I to 4 of the drawings I which illustrate the preferred form' 'of my invention, l dBSl ates a' standard. that proof an a'utomo 2 designates a cross-arm at the upper end of said standard, B desig nates atire-engaging member. at the lower upwardlgi1 rom the running board A 3'. I

end of said standard providedfwith a pair j of jaws or yoke-shaped portions 3 for receiving the lower sides of two tires, and C designates tire-engaging members that engage the middle portions oLthe tires, said members C b ing provided with jaws oryokeshaped portions 4- and 4' which are so proportioned that the distance between the aws 4-. is less than the distance between the aws 4 so as. to accomm'o'datetwo tires of dlflIerent diameters; The -members C are mounted (in rods 5 which project into a loni i gitudinally extending bore in'the cross-arm "2, and suitable means is provided for adj ustably connectingsaid rods and cross-arm to- 'getherfso as to enable. the rods" to bemoved inwardly or vtoward each'other when itis desired to release the tiresand' outwardly or, away from each other when it is-desired to clamp the tires in position. The means herein. shown for locking. the rods 5 and cross-arm together consists of set screws 6 threaded into said cross-arm, and to eliminate the possibility of an unauthorized person releasingsaid rods I have provided the set screws with pivotally mounted rigid links 7 having eyes 7 throughwhich a lock bolt 8 passes, the shank of said. bolt having an opening for receiving a padlock '9, as shown clearly in Fig. 3. The tire-engaging ing provided with screw-threaded portions 5"v whlch project intointernally screw: threaded sleeves or sockets 10. on the members C. I also prefer. to bend the rods 5 so tly members maybe either rigidlymounted on the rods .5 or adjustably mounted thereon, the rods 5 of the structure herein shown be- I late rally intermediate their ends or form an offset 11 in same for a purpose hereinafter bile, a shown in Fig. 4, and a clamp'nut 12 and j m nut 12 are screwed onto the reduced portion-of said standard so as to securely hold the standard in an uprlght' position.

- then loosen said set screws.

To remove the. tires it is necessary to first unlock the padlock 9, then withdraw the lock bolt 8 so as to release the setscrews and The rods 5 can then be moved inwardly or toward each other so as to carry the members C out. of

engagement with the tires which can then be lifted out of the tire-engaging member B. To secure the tires in positionthe rods 5 are i moved outwardly and after the lock bolt 8 has been inserted in the eyes of the' 'ri'gid links 7. and the padlock passed through said bolt, it will be impossible for an unauthorized person to remove the tires from the holder. I,

"Tholrods 5 and the bore in the cross-arm 2 which receives said rods may be of any preferred shape in'cros's section, and any other 7 suitable means than the set screws 6, links .7 and lock bolt 8-could be employed for lock ing said-rods in adjusted position. The

construction herein shown, however, is-simple and inex ensive to manufacture; and

another desira le feature of same is that the rigid links 7 can be used as levers to tighten 3 or loosen the set screws.-

' A tire-holder of the construction above descr-ibed'embodies all of the desirable features previously-mentionedin stating the objects of. the invention, and in view of the fact that it is carried entirely by the running board, it is possible to arrangeit at any desired position on the running board, either close to the side door of thetonneau or close to the fendenat' the front end of the running board. Furthermore, a tire-holder of this construction can be adjusted so as to accommodatedifierent-sized tires. Ifit is desired touse it for retaining a small tire the rods 5 can be'given a half turn,'as shown in dotenough away from thecontrolling leversD ted lines in Fig. 3, the bent portions or ofl"-.

sets 11 in said rods causing the tire-engaging members 0 to lie in a lower horizontal plane so thatthey will engage the middle portions of a comparatively small tire. By giving the rods 5 a quarter-turn in one direction-the tire engaging members 0 will be carried lat orally or away from the bodyof the automo, bile, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2; thus holding the upper portions of the tires far of the automobile to prevent the hand of the operator from rubbing against said tires- ;inove inwardly or toward each other when a which this construction presents a neat and ornamental appearance, and as the membersC which engage the middle portions of the tlre are arranged inside of the tire, the; device Is not as cumbersomelooking as the tireholders now in general use.

While I- prefer tomo'untthe members 0 on bent rods which are detachably connected to the cross-arm, said members could be mounted on a straight rod 5 rotatably mounted in the cross-arm 2 and provided 1 with oppositely screw-threaded portions 5 35 that pro ect into threaded sockets or sleeves on the members 0, as shown in Fig.5. In such a structure rotary-movement of the rod 5? in'onedirection causes the members 0 to tire is mounted in said members, and rotary movement of said rod in the opposite. direc-' tion causes said members to move outwardly into engagement with the tire, the rod-being locked in adjusted position by means of a lock bolt 8 passing through said cross-arm and rod andhaving an opening in its shank for receiving a padlock 9. T 7

Another slight modification of my invention is illustrated in Fig. 6 wherein Y the cross-arm 2 is provided with integralextensions 2 and 2. The extension 2" has a screw-threadedportion onwhich one of the members 0 is adjustably mounted, and the extension 2 fits loosel other member C, said member being retained in position by means of a lock bolt 14 which passes through said sleeve and one of a plurality of openings 15 in the extension 2?. I,

' Having thus described my invention, what I claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. tire-holder comprising a vertically disposed standard provided at its lower end "with means for securing it to the running board of an automobile, a cross-arm on said standard, a supporting means o n saidcrossarm provided with. approximately yokeshaped members which are adapted to en- 12o gage the inner side of the tire, means for enabling said yoke-shaped members to be adjuste toward or away from the standard, a and offset portions on said supporting means enable said yoke-shaped members to be adjusted vertically so as to accommodate tires of different diameters.

2. A tire-holder comprising a vertically d stg sedstandard provided at its lower end W1 in a socket 13 on the 105' means for securing it to the running board of an automobile, a supporting means Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Qommi'ssioner of Patents" ii extending transversely of said standard and provided with members for engaging the inner side of the tire, and means for enabling said tire-engaging members to be adjusted toward and away from each other so as to move them into and out of engagement With the tire, said transversely extending supporting means being so formed that the tire-engaging members can be adjusted vertically and also toward and away .from the automobile.

3. A tire-holder comprising a vertically disposed standard that is adapted to be arranged in an upright position on the runmounted on said rods, devices for retaining.

said rods in adjusted position, and means for locking said retaining devices.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses, this twenty ninth dayof September 1910.

aims P. SJOHOLM.

Witnesses:

VVEL s L. CHURCH, GEORGE BAKEWELL.

, Washington. D. 0. 

